Biography: sport

Foreword by Yuvraj SinghIn late 2020, while preparing for his new posting in Goa, police officer Nidhin Valsan was struck by a mysterious, excruciating pain that set off a chain of life-altering events.

My Adventures as a Spy is an autobiographical account of Recounts Baden-Powell which describes his escapades as a spy in British military secret service and sheds some light on the art of spying.

Sean Long is one of the finest rugby league half-backs to ever pick up the oval ball.

When Wales beat France to clinch the 2012 Six Nations Championship Grand Slam one player stood out from the rest of the field.

This visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.

'Excellent' INDEPENDENT'A clear-eyed biography' DAILY TELEGRAPHThe definitive biography and ultimate origin story of Ange Postecoglou, one of the most-talked about Premier League manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by storm.

Paula, la loca flaquita; Caty, la Santa, de flequillo teñido; Gisela, con su nariz fracturada; Sandra, la romántica; Jessica, la heavy, todas condenadas a prisión.

Aim High is an inspirational book written by the UK s leading wheelchair athlete, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Felix Hutt zählte einmal zu den besten Junioren Deutschlands, doch für die große Tenniskarriere hat es nicht gereicht.

Theodor Lessings 'Ausgewählte Werke' präsentieren eine vielseitige Sammlung seiner fesselnden Werke, die sowohl philosophische Essays als auch literarische Schriften umfassen.

Joachim Ringelnatz, bekannt für seine humoristischen Gedichte und Zeichnungen, präsentiert in 'Als Mariner im Krieg und andere autobiografische Werke' eine unerwartete Seite seines Schaffens.

Gustave Flauberts Autobiografische Schriften bieten einen faszinierenden Einblick in das Leben und die Gedanken des renommierten französischen Schriftstellers.

Ernst Udet, einflussreicher deutscher Flieger und Akrobatiker, präsentiert in 'Mein Fliegerleben' seine faszinierende Autobiographie.

Never-before-told stories of wild celebrations and heartfelt moments with the Stanley Cup, in the words of the champions themselves, including Sidney Crosby, Brendan Shanahan, Larry Robinson, and Mike Modano.

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'A fantastic and fascinating exploration of the life of a great champion.

Jan Ullrich: Ein (un)gewöhnlicher HeldAls erster und einziger Deutscher gewann er 1997 die Tour de France und fuhr sich mit dem Team Telekom in die Herzen der Radsport-Fans.

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Lee McCulloch plays for Rangers and is club captain.

Long before the deaths of Wales manager Gary Speed and Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke shocked football, the Scottish game was forced to deal with a numbing death of its own over Christmas 1985.

Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009'Written with warmth and understanding, the book for which African football has been crying out.

Bill Struth is the most iconic and successful manager in the history of Scottish football.

The book that inspired the major motion picture'I loved it .

If you're a football fan and you're on Twitter, you probably follow @USASoccerGuy.

John Fallon remains one of Celtic's great characters and is a lifelong supporter of the club.

Since 1894, when motor racing's colourful history began with a bang (and a banger!

In a playing career spanning nearly two decades, Peter Cormack became a real fans' favourite both at Hibernian FC and with the mighty Liverpool team of the 1970s.

Chris Sutton is one of the finest centre-forwards of his generation.

In a wonderfully nostalgic book, David Miller recaptures the heady days of summer 1966 when England won the World Cup in front of their own euphoric fans.

Romping through crooked games, dodgy players, exotic venues and incredible hands, 'Poker's Strangest Hands' celebrates the strange history of Poker's most celebrated tournament, its World Championship event and the characters who have graced it with their presence, compiles some of the strangest things said about the game and fully records the details of the strangest Poker Year yet, 2006.

Kevin Drinkell has always put himself in the firing line.

However well our boys do in the 2014 World Cup, we can be sure that English pride will be riding higher than ever.

"e;Sharing the Wealth"e; is the incredible true story of how a $40 a week baker became a multimillionaire owner of a Super Bowl NFL team and an unprecedented philanthropist.

The Wonder Team and the Pharaoh's Fortune is the second book in the bestselling time-twisting adventure series from Leah Williamson, captain of the Euros-winning England team!

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack.

So says Hall of Fame quarterback and hugely successful serial entrepreneur Fran Tarkenton.

Charlie Miller was the best young Scottish footballer of his generation.

**NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX TV SERIES, STARRING GONG YU AND SEO HYUN-JIN **Read the gripping international feminist satire for fans of KIM JIYOUNG BORN 1982, CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and YELLOWFACE.

In "e;From the Heart"e;, Sandy Clark tells the story of his headline-grabbing career in football as a striker, manager, coach and now much-respected pundit.

Running's Strangest Tales is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today's high-tech, apped-up approach.

That boxing has always attracted colourful, larger-than-life figures is amply borne out by the bizarre collection of true stories gathered together in this fascinating book.

This long-deserved tribute to the legendary Walter Smith sees Rangers stars past and present uniting to honour one of the most decorated and successful managers in Scottish football.

Duncan Shearer's incredible rise from non-league football to the international stage was a football fairytale.

Tommy McLean made history as a player and a manager, but behind the triumph is an untold story.

This is the autobiography of a Rangers legend.

Jim Baxter - the legendary 'Slim Jim' - was arguably Scotland's greatest-ever footballer, a left-footed genius who became a Rangers icon and helped Scotland humiliate world champions England at Wembley in 1967 - with some famous keepie-uppie along the way.

In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever to occur on a tennis court.

An awe-inspiring overview of the development of human knowledge over the centuries!

A social media trial can break you.

365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be British is a year-long scenic route of jollyness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Great Britain a nation worth celebrating every day of the year.